economy Flashcards

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1
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un syndicat

A

a trade union

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une entreprise

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a firm, a company

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une société

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a corporation

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une usine

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a factory

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marché unique

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single market

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flux de capitaux

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capital flow

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7
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délocalisation

A

outsourcing

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8
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postuler à un emploi

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to apply for a job

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à temps partiel

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part-time

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précarité, précaire

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precariousness, precarious

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la main d’oeuvre

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the labourforce

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12
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le personnel

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the staff

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13
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faire du bénévolat

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to volunteer

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14
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être délocalisé

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to be delocated

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sous-traiter

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to subcontract

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16
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racheter une entreprise

A

to buy out a firm

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fusionner avec

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to merge with

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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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19
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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt

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20
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le PDG

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the CEO

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21
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un cadre supérieur

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a senior executive

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22
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un paradis fiscal

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a tax heaven

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23
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l’évasion fiscale

A

tax evasion

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24
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le blanchiment d’argent

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money laundering

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les licenciements

A

the redundancies

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licencier

A

to lay off

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le statut

A

the status

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se mêler de qq chose

A

to meddle in

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Un candidat

A

An applicant

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un chercheur d’emploi

A

a job seeker

31
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avoir des références

A

to have credentials

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être expérimenté

A

to be experienced

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engager

A

to hire

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être en période d’essai

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to be on probation

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un retraité

A

a retiree, a pensioner

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atteindre

A

to reach

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les revenus

A

the incomes

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augmenter de 10 fois

A

to increase tenfold

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grèves

A

strikes

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faire payer

A

to take a heavy toll

41
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le fossé entre x et x s’élargit

A

the gap between x and x widens

42
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une perte

A

a loss

43
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rivaliser

A

to rival sb/ sth / in sth

44
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congés payés

A

paid time-off days, annul leave

45
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congés maladie

A

sick leave

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congé parental

A

parental leave

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congé maternité

A

maternity leave

48
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indemnité de chômage

A

unemployment benefits

49
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une augmentation

A

a pay raise

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subvention

A

subsidies

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dette

A

debt

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compenser

A

to make up for

53
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relancer

A

kick-start

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stimuler

A

stimulate

55
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réévaluer

A

revalue

56
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chute économique

A

the economic slump

57
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réduire

A

to cut down on

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négocier

A

to bargain sb

59
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une bonne affaire

A

a bargain

60
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PIB

A

gdp

61
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crise

A

bust

62
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salariés

A

wage earners